Statebuilding Beyond Western Interventions: Rising Powers, Emerging Modes of...
The article argues that India and China have influenced political institution-building in Nepal and Myanmar, challenging Western-dominated peacebuilding narratives.
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Beyond Liberal Peace? The IGAD-Led Peace Mediation in South Sudan
Using IGAD’s peace efforts in South Sudan as a case study, the article highlights the tensions between liberal peacebuilding and alternative regionalised approaches.
The Story of Ethiopian Governance: From a Centralized Public Service Monopoly to ‘Big...
This report discusses how Ethiopia's EPRDF party degenerated from a centralized political market into an oligopolistic monopoly.
The Shifting Landscape of Iraq's Judiciary: Increased Judicial Activism, Centralisation...
This paper examines the evolution of Iraq’s judicial system after 2003, focusing on the increasing centralisation of judicial power and the rise of judicial activism.
Syria’s Economic Transition: From Kleptocracy to Islamic Neoliberalism in a War-Torn...
Following the fall of the Assad regime, this policy brief shares recommendations to lay the groundwork for a future economic paradigm, until a democratic government and parliament can be...
Peace agreements in a changing climate: Three ways in which climate change and peace...
This article provides the first comparison of levels of climate action ambition in peace agreements, from incremental and transformational adaptation to mitigation.
Checkpoints, Ma’awisley and the Political Entrepreneur
This report examines the dynamics of checkpoints, or roadblock politics, as a critical lens for understanding Somalia's political economy.
In a Widespread War of All against All, Can Ethiopia Survive the Storm?
This brief provides a narrative of Abiy’s ascent to power and his anti-establishment rhetoric, which has led the country into the current chaos and war with itself.
Conflict in a Warming World: How Climate Shocks Impact Rebel Demands and Peace Agreement...
In this report, Elisa D'Amico explores how climate shocks influence rebel demands and violence, and whether these changes are reflected in peace agreements.
Enacting the humanitarian-development-peace (HDP) Triple Nexus: civic ecosystems at the...
This article examines how bottom-up mobilization in response to the Russo-Ukrainian war has enabled the implementation of the Triple Nexus.
Insecure Leaders: How Elite Infighting May Facilitate the End of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region
Zmkan Ali Saleem examines the sources of the ongoing rivalry between political parties in Kurdistan, exploring what this means for lasting stability in the region.
Local Peacemaking in South Sudan: PeaceRep Workshop Report
This brief sets out the discussion points and key insights from a workshop on Local Peacemaking in South Sudan, organised and co-hosted by PeaceRep and the South Sudan Ministry...